nursejoed

nursejoed

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  1. remember when....?

    nursejoed replied to kjpstmb's topic in General Nursing

    ...doing dressings with 1/4 strength Dakin's solution and sometimes diluted

  2. Pregnant and Job Interview

    nursejoed replied to srn0408's topic in General Nursing

    -I acknowledge that it's illegal to discriminate and not hire a pregnant women. I also didn't say that people shouldn't post this question, I wrote that obviously people feel that it's not the nicest...

  3. Pregnant and Job Interview

    nursejoed replied to srn0408's topic in General Nursing

    I am SO sick of the "it's illegal to discriminate" being used to justify doing a crummy thing to your department and co-workers. 1. It's a six month orientation; they're putting a lot of time and...

  4. Charge nurse and take patients?!!!

    nursejoed replied to reddellrn's topic in General Nursing

    In general on most floors, a full pt assignment is MORE than enough. To be expected to take on other duties is insane. Hosp. admin will hang you out to dry if something happens to one of the charges...

  5. Need advice!!!! I hate my job

    nursejoed replied to moni777's topic in General Nursing

    "Furthermore, none of the areas of this site are restricted. If I see a question that I am qualified to answer, then I will" Exhibit "A" as to why they SHOULD be

  6. Need advice!!!! I hate my job

    nursejoed replied to moni777's topic in General Nursing

    "I don't care about candy coating what I feel, so you will all need to learn to deal with it.:redbeathe" You'll be a real joy to work with, IF you pass your boards and get a

  7. Need advice!!!! I hate my job

    nursejoed replied to moni777's topic in General Nursing

    Yet another reason why it would behoove a nursing site to be restricted to actual

  8. Switching Careers After only 1 yr

    nursejoed replied to AXIDRN's topic in General Nursing

    People need to realize though, that 12 hr shifts are NEVER 12 hours. If you can tolerate three 13-14 hr shifts a week, go for

  9. I notice a trend...

    nursejoed replied to Poi Dog's topic in General Nursing

    I notice that you left another post today detailing your termination from another job- congrats on finding something else so quickly! How did that situation resolve itself with the previous

  10. Rn's, are you able to do job well without chemistry class?

    nursejoed replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    You'd only need it for graduate programs. Any chemistry concepts you need for nursing e.g. acid/base balances, etc. are doable and understandable as taught in the context of nursing courses without...

  11. LTC is not "settling"

    nursejoed replied to joanna73's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I know the work is varying and difficult. I think the "settling" part is actually putting up with the obscene ratios and expectations. That perpetuates the SNFs getting away with unfair and unsafe...

  12. Makes you sick?

    nursejoed replied to iNurseUK's topic in General Nursing

    ************************************ Hopefully, the judge will make him pay the facilities' legal

  13. Single use vials - told by admins to use as multi-dose

    nursejoed replied to rofner's topic in General Nursing

    The facility bills the medication charge regardless- I don't understand how this saves money unless they're billing for two vials while you're only using one for two dose times- that would be

  14. Caring for the Chart or the Patient?

    nursejoed replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    "If it isn't charted, it isn't done." Well, just because it was charted doesn't mean it WAS

  15. Oh no they didn't...uniform changes in florida

    nursejoed replied to pearljammer's topic in General Nursing

    The color code concept isn't all that bad, but not paying for them, yet insisting on a particular company? I smell

  16. How soon we forget.

    nursejoed replied to eriksoln's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I live in Massachusetts where the model for the law started. Many people do not make enough to buy their own insurance without great hardship paying the premiums, yet they make enough to NOT qualify...

  17. I had an epiphany today

    nursejoed replied to nurse2033's topic in General Nursing

    ****************************************************************** ...but the taxpayers and/or insured groups

  18. Update on LTC job

    nursejoed replied to namazonian's topic in General Nursing

    LTC care is evil and makes a joke of nursing. People can learn to get by, but they're enabling the management to get away with the conditions and staffing patterns that are so horrible. People will...

  19. anything like teach for america?

    nursejoed replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    The National Health Service has educational grants in return for service, check them

  20. Becoming friends with patients?

    nursejoed replied to kablo's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's all about judgment. If the friendship blossoms after discharge, fine. Just be careful if the patient is readmitted- you should not have them on your

  21. It's my life and I'll do what I want

    nursejoed replied to steelydanfan's topic in Emergency

    "How many times am I expected to pick up the tab for someone else's blatant disregard for himself and others?" ...as many times as he shows up to the ER.

  22. Massive RN Layoffs

    nursejoed replied to Obamacare's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Smoke and mirrors; the economic crash had nothing to do with healthcare reform. It was an unregulated financial bubble burst that we ended up paying for while the crooks continued with bonuses. The...

  23. Can an R.N. just be PLOPPED into ICU to work???!??

    nursejoed replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

    I gather from your profile that you are a CNA and a nursing student. There's learning something new, and then there's being thrown into a dangerous and untenable situation. As a student, would you...

  24. What is your Kryptonite?

    nursejoed replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    My weakness is dealing with quadriplegia. Honestly, I'd rather be dead than a quad, so I feel lots of emotions dealing with others in that

  25. Can a LTC facility do this?

    nursejoed replied to bckthuzs1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hospice will come in to an LTC and provide services to the patient there, so I am confused why it is an "either/or" situation. That being said, administrations' position is